Cryptomator Vault files showing up in Files App Recent

[tobihagemann]

I haven’t analyzed the exact behavior of the Recents tab but I assume that it shows “recently accessed” and maybe even “recently created/modified” files. E.g., if you create a vault in iCloud Drive, Cryptomator creates certain files that represent an encrypted vault. This includes a “masterkey.cryptomator” file amongst others. But you don’t have to worry about them, see:

Why is the masterkey stored in the cloud?

Inside the storage location of a Cryptomator vault, you will find a file called masterkey.cryptomator. This file is stored in the cloud to allow convenient access to a vault on different devices. What does this file contain? This file contains encrypted data, which is needed to derive the masterkey from your password. The file does not contain the decrypted masterkey itself. In addition, some metadata about the vault (e.g., the version of Cryptomator used to create it) is also stored in this fi…

You won’t see decrypted files in the Recents tab though, see: Changed Files missing in Recents Tab of iOS Files App · Issue #281 · cryptomator/ios · GitHub

We have deactivated this feature for security reasons. But we’re currently looking into it to enable it as an option.